Question for those who have finished - prorated tuition?

Nursing Students Western Governors

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

If my last term was only 6 credits, and I finished in 3 months, is tuition prorated? I had heard that it is, but can't find info about it in the student handbook. If so, is the proration (made up word?) based on the number of credits or the number of months? Would I get half my tuition back (because I finished with 3 months left in the term) or 25% (because I only had 6 credits to complete instead of 8)?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

I THINK, you have to have arranged proration in advance.

And I'm fairly certain it goes by CUs, not time.

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

How can you do that if you don't know how long you will take to finish? My mentor mentioned proration and knew I was going to finish early. But nothing was said about needing prior arrangements.

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

In case anyone else wonders, it does go by credits, not time. And the student mentor has to submit something to the bursar (a part-time status approval), but it appears that it does not have to be done in advance.

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

Yes, proration is by credits. I did each of my degrees in half a term and got nothing back (LOL)..

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.
Yes, proration is by credits. I did each of my degrees in half a term and got nothing back (LOL)..

Freak

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I had seven credits to complete during my final term and ended up paying prorated tuition. Here's how it progressed:

1) $3,250 divided into 12 credits = $270.83 per credit

2) $270.83 credits multiplied by 7 credits = $1895.83

Therefore, $1895.83 was what I paid for prorated tuition during my final term.

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Specializes in ER, Med-surg.
If my last term was only 6 credits, and I finished in 3 months, is tuition prorated? I had heard that it is, but can't find info about it in the student handbook. If so, is the proration (made up word?) based on the number of credits or the number of months? Would I get half my tuition back (because I finished with 3 months left in the term) or 25% (because I only had 6 credits to complete instead of 8)?

It's prorated the way TheCommuter described. Doesn't matter how long you take- you can still take the whole semester to finish those final credits if you like, and hurrying doesn't cut the cost any. You just don't have to pay for the difference between a full load and the number you actually need to take in your final semester.

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